Watchdog finds 50% rise in reports of child sexual abuse material last year 

Hotline.ie annual report said the total number of child sexual abuse material reports increased from about 29,200 in 2023 to almost 44,960 in 2024

Hotline.ie also reports an 'alarming' increase in 2024 in 'self-generated' material — described as intimate or sexually explicit content created by and featuring minors, shared either voluntarily or through coercion, grooming or blackmail.

Reports of child sexual abuse material surged by over 50% last year — to almost 50,000 cases — Ireland’s online watchdog has said.

Hotline.ie also reports an “alarming” increase in 2024 in “self-generated” material — described as intimate or sexually explicit content created by and featuring minors, shared either voluntarily or through coercion, grooming or blackmail.